Nicolas Pain Black side of the Strat

Used for two months.

I previously had the custom Fender 57/62

I confirm the general tone of the opinion that one can find here and there: it's huge! The information from their website and by phone, for my case, by Nicolas are quite relevant. The neck pickup is deep and warm, with a subtlety in rendering bends and vibrato quite breathtaking. The middle pickup is nervous desire and restores faithfully differences attacks pick. The bridge pickup, which I'm not usually a fan strat, is actually usable, in my opinion perfect for solos. The push-pull made me discover a sound that I adore, difficult to describe because biting and round at a time!, Which further expands the possibility of this set.

Note that it takes time to adapt to these microphones; for people who have only played on industrial microphones, it can be very confusing at first.
Once the pickups set, after a few hours of play, I returned to the stage height adjustment and balance. Dynamics and response are so important and precise it is necessary, even essential, to fine-tune these settings, as and when we take this set in hand.

Another very important point: the effects. In one of the groups I play, the sounds are extremely worked. So I returned all compression settings, distortion, chorus, delay and reverb. The dynamic is so much more important and subtle that I can review it! Surprise to the key: with some pedals (brand 4 letters beginning with B) that gave me satisfaction before and that proved too much as clipping the signal; However my other pedals out now a much more interesting and subtle sound.

My strat was previously equipped with fender custom 57/62 that I found: blah yeah not bad, but no real personality and especially subtlety.

I also said that this set Black Side of the Strat sounds also any type of amp: lamp, transistor, or computer simulation. I am one of the guitarists often playing on the computer, to record, and the difference is there.

I was amused to mount this set on a squier affinity (alder body) "to see." I do not think changing a guitar input range Ferrari. Well I took a slap! It transforms the guitar completely. So if you are thinking about an upgrade on a basic guitar, go with eyes closed, the result is magnificent. And these pickups will follow on other guitars As you climb upmarket. For the record, I did a scratch with pure ox vintage equipped, I got a disdainful pout with my lag, and once plugged into a Vox AC30 their, I had a good laugh!

I also chose a wired pickguard pre-mounted, 80 € more: this is serious, again, in components and weld quality.

I would do this choice without hesitation. A big thank you to Kathy and Nicolas.